Posts belonging to Category Good News'

Showing, once again, that individuals are the great thinkers and inventors and NOT any government, a Michigan man has come up with something that will make many a man (and, perhaps, woman) smack himself (or, possibly, herself) upside the head and say “Why the HELL didn’t I think of that?!” BAY CITY, Mich. (AP) –

There’s been so much happening the past week that I can hardly keep up, especially from my temporary posting in the hinterlands of the Empire. First, the aftermath of Kerry’s humiliating defeat proves that Democrats really do need Nationalized Health Care, at least to handle emergency treatment for depression and long term treatment for psychosis.

It’s long overdue, but women are now “skirt optional”, purses can be any brand, gym bags and suitcases can have straps over the shoulder, and PDAs, cell phones, and pagers can be worn on the belt. It’s quite a change from the past. There’s still no sign of Star Trek style miniskirts on the horizon,

Here’s a shocking AP story that admits that violent crime isn’t directly related to the economy. The sweetest part of this story is its title, “When It Comes to Violent Crime, It May Not Be the Economy, Stupid“. They finally glom on to the obvious. Some one should blog this one. Wait… Crikey. I am

(Thanks to the Imperial Linkmaster General, your One-Stop MetaBlogger for all the really worthwhile links to the BlogoSphere) Mike Melvill just became the first civilian private citizen in history to earn the title of astronaut, thanks to capitalism, entrepreneurism and the deep belief that “if you really want to, you can do it”, something that